Chapter 6: 57 P-b (page 331)
Question: Propose mechanisms to account for the observed products in the following reactions.
b)
Short Answer
b)
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Chapter 6: 57 P-b (page 331)
Question: Propose mechanisms to account for the observed products in the following reactions.
b)
b)
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Kepone, aldrin, and chlordane are synthesized from hexachlorocyclopentadiene and other five-membered ring compounds. Show how these three pesticides are composed of two five-membered rings.

When water is shaken with hexane, the two liquids separate into two phases. Which compound is present in the top phase, and which is present in the bottom phase? When water is shaken with chloroform, a similar two-phase system results. Again, which compound is present in each phase? Explain the difference in the two experiments. What do you expect to happen when water is shaken with ethanol (CH3CH2OH)?
Predict the major product of the following reaction, and give a mechanism to support your prediction.

Classify each compound as an alkyl halide, a vinyl halide, or an aryl halide.
(a) (CH3)3CF
(b) CH3CHCBrCH3
(c) CH3CF3
(d)
(e)
(f)
Give two syntheses for (CH3)2CH-OCH3, and explain which synthesis is better.
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